U.S. patent application number 12/820150 was filed with the patent office on 2011-12-22 for vehicle pedal.
Invention is credited to Li-Yueh HUANG-TSAI.
Application Number | 20110309595 12/820150 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 45327972 |
Filed Date | 2011-12-22 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110309595 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
HUANG-TSAI; Li-Yueh |
December 22, 2011 |
VEHICLE PEDAL
Abstract
A vehicle pedal includes a main plastic pedal, a decoration, at
least an adhesive sheet and an anti-slipping rubber plate, and a
rack. The main plastic pedal has at least a pedal portion having
plural small recesses respectively bored with a through hole. The
decoration also has plural small recesses respectively bored with a
through hole, and plural projections formed in the bottom to
correspond to the small concaves. Plural positioning blocks are
fitted in the through holes of the decoration. The adhesive sheet
is glued between the pedaling portion of the decoration and the
anti-slipping rubber plate, having plural through holes, with two
sides coated with a glue layer. The anti-slipping rubber plate has
plural positioning bars inserted through the through holes of the
adhesive sheet to be restricted by the positioning blocks.
Inventors: |
HUANG-TSAI; Li-Yueh; (Tainan
City, TW) |
Family ID: |
45327972 |
Appl. No.: |
12/820150 |
Filed: |
June 22, 2010 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
280/169 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G05G 1/483 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
280/169 |
International
Class: |
B60R 3/00 20060101
B60R003/00 |
Claims
1. A vehicle pedal comprising: a main plastic pedal provided with a
supporting surface, at least a pedaling portion formed in said
supporting surface, plural conical grooves formed in said pedaling
portion, a threaded hole bored in each of said conical grooves,
plural small recesses formed in said pedaling portion, a through
hole bored in each of said small recesses; a decoration laid on
said supporting surface of said main plastic pedal and provided
with at least a pedal portion to correspond to said pedal portion
of said main plastic pedal, said pedal portion provided with plural
conical grooves, each said conical groove having a through hole
bored in a center for being inserted by a screw to threadably
engage with said threaded hole of said main plastic pedal, plural
projections formed in a bottom of said decoration to correspond to
said conical grooves and employed to engage with said conical
grooves of said main plastic pedal, said pedal portion further
provided with plural small recesses, plural projections formed in a
bottom of said decoration to correspond to said small recesses,
each said small recess having a through hole bored in a center for
being fitted by a positioning block; at least an adhesive sheet
correspondingly laid on said pedaling portion of said decoration
and provided with plural holes, said adhesive sheet having two
sides respectively coated with a glue layer; at least an
anti-slipping rubber plate correspondingly installed on said
pedaling portion of said decoration and glued with said adhesive
sheet, said anti-slipping rubber plate provided with plural
positioning bars located on a bottom for being inserted through
said holes of said adhesive sheet to be restricted by said
positioning bars; and a rack installed at a bottom of said main
plastic pedal.
2. The vehicle pedal as claimed in claim 1, wherein said
positioning block of said decoration is provided with a through
hole bored in a center and a circumferential tapered wall extending
down from a circular flat wall of said positioning block, plural
vertical grooves formed equidistantly spaced apart around said
circumferential tapered wall, a fitting groove formed between said
circumferential tapered wall and said circular flat wall, said
circumferential tapered wall having a conical outer surface.
3. The vehicle pedal as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said
positioning bar of said anti-slipping rubber plate has a free end
formed as a blocking end.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to a vehicle pedal, particularly to
one reinforced with a rack and effectively anti-slipping.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Commonly, a vehicle like a recreation van or a sport utility
vehicle has a rather highly elevated body so that it is
inconvenient for passengers like the aged, children or people with
disabilities to get on and off. To offset the inconvenience, a
pedal is thus assembled at two sides of the van respectively to
help passengers get on and off easily. As shown in FIG. 1, a
conventional pedal 1 is mainly made of metal, with a plurality of
projected streaks 11 formed on it to achieve an anti-slipping
function. However, as the pedal is made of metal, it is not
possible to effectively create friction with shoes, permitting a
passenger to fall down, especially in rainy days.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The object of this invention is to offer a vehicle pedal,
which is reinforced with a rack and effectively anti-slipping.
[0006] The main characteristics of the invention are a main plastic
pedal, a decoration, at least an adhesive sheet and an
anti-slipping rubber plate, and a rack.
[0007] The main plastic pedal is provided with a supporting surface
having at least a pedaling portion. Formed in the pedaling portion
are plural conical grooves and plural small recesses, with a
threaded hole bored in each conical groove and with a through hole
bored in each small recess.
[0008] The decoration is laid on the supporting surface of the main
plastic pedal, provided with at least a pedal portion to correspond
to the pedal portion of the main plastic pedal. The pedal portion
is provided with plural conical grooves respectively bored with a
through hole for being inserted by a screw to threadably engage
with the threaded hole of the main plastic pedal. Plural
projections are formed in the bottom of the decoration to
correspond to the conical grooves and employed to engage with the
conical grooves of the main plastic pedal. The pedal portion is
further provided with plural small recesses respectively bored with
a through hole being fitted by a positioning block. And plural
projections are formed in the bottom of the decoration to
correspond to the small recesses.
[0009] The adhesive sheet is correspondingly laid between the
pedaling portion of the decoration and the anti-slipping rubber
plate, provided with plural holes and having two sides respectively
coated with a glue layer.
[0010] The anti-slipping rubber plate is correspondingly installed
on the pedaling portion of the decoration, provided with plural
positioning bars located on the bottom for being inserted through
the holes of the adhesive sheet to be restricted by the positioning
bars.
[0011] The rack is installed at the bottom of the main plastic
pedal.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0012] This invention is better understood by referring to the
accompanying drawings, wherein:
[0013] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional vehicle
pedal;
[0014] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred
embodiment of a vehicle pedal in the present invention.
[0015] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a positioning block in the
preferred embodiment of a vehicle pedal in the present
invention;
[0016] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of
a vehicle pedal in the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 5 is a cross-section view of the preferred embodiment
of a vehicle pedal in the present invention; and
[0018] FIG. 6 is a partial magnified cross-section view of the
preferred embodiment of a vehicle pedal in the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0019] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a preferred embodiment of a
vehicle pedal in the present invention is provided with a main
plastic pedal 2, a decoration 3, two adhesive sheets 4, two
anti-slipping rubber plates 5 and a rack 6.
[0020] The main plastic pedal 2 is provided with a supporting
surface 20, at least a pedaling portion 21 formed in the supporting
surface 20, plural conical grooves 22 formed in the pedaling
portion 21, and a threaded hole 23 bored in each of the conical
grooves 22. In addition, plural small recesses 24 are formed in the
pedaling portion 21, with a through hole 25 bored in each of the
small recesses 24. The main plastic pedal 2 is also provided with a
large recess 26 formed in the bottom. Formed in the large recess 26
are plural lengthy grooves 27 and plural screw holes 28.
[0021] The decoration 3 is laid on the supporting surface 20 of the
main plastic pedal 2, composed of a long decorating plate 30 and a
short decorating plate 31 combined together. Each of the long
decorating plate 30 and the short decorating plate 31 includes a
pedaling portion 32 corresponding to the pedaling portion 21 of the
main plastic pedal 2. The pedaling portion 32 is provided with
plural conical grooves 33 and plural small recesses 34. Formed in
the bottom of the decoration 3 to correspond to each of the conical
grooves 33 is a projection 330. And formed in the bottom of the
decoration 3 to correspond to each of the small concaves 34 is a
projection 340. Each of the conical grooves 33 has a through hole
331 bored in the center for being inserted by a screw 35 and each
of the small concaves 34 has a through hole 341 bored in the center
for being fitted by a positioning block 36. As shown in FIG. 3, the
positioning block 36 is provided with a through hole 360 bored in
the center, a circumferential tapered wall 361 extending down from
a circular flat wall, plural vertical grooves 363 formed
equidistantly spaced apart around the circumferential tapered wall
361, and a fitting groove 364 formed between the circumferential
tapered wall 361 and the circular flat wall. The circumferential
tapered wall 361 has a conical outer surface 362.
[0022] The adhesive sheets 4 are respectively laid on the pedaling
portions 32 of the decoration 3, with two sides of each of the
adhesive sheets 4 respectively coated with a glue layer 41. And
each of the adhesive sheets 4 is bored with plural holes 42.
[0023] The anti-slipping rubber plates 5 are installed on the
pedaling portions 32 of the decoration 3, respectively provided
with plural positioning bars 51 located on the bottom, and plural
grooves 53 cut in the top. The free end of each positioning bar 51
is used as a blocking end 52 formed conical.
[0024] The rack 6 is installed in the large recess 26 of the main
plastic pedal 2, provided with plural holes 61 for being inserted
by screws 62.
[0025] In assembling, as shown in FIGS. 2.about.6, the long
decorating plate 30 and the short decorating plate 31 are first
axially combined together and laid on the supporting surface 20 of
the main plastic pedal 2. By the time, the projections 330 and 340
of the long decorating plate 30 and the short decorating plate 31
are respectively inserted into the conical grooves 22 and the small
recesses 24 of the pedaling portion 21 of the main plastic pedal 2,
with the screws 35 inserted through the through holes 331 of the
short decorating plate 31 to threadably engage with the threaded
holes 23 of the main plastic pedal 2 to keep the decoration 3
fixedly positioned on the supporting surface 20 of the main plastic
pedal 2. The through holes 25 are just facing the through holes 341
of the decoration 3. Next, by means of the longitudinal grooves 363
to enable the circumferential tapered wall 361 to elastically
shrink inward, the positioning block 36 can be inserted into the
through hole 341 of the decoration 3 and the through hole 25 of the
main plastic pedal 2 until the fitting groove 364 is engaged with
the through hole 341, making the positioning block 36 restricted by
the through hole 341. By means of the glue 41, the adhesive sheets
4 are successively glued on the pedaling portions 32 of the long
decorating plate 30 and the short decorating plate 31, with the
through holes 42 corresponding to the small recesses 34 of the
pedaling portions 32 of the decoration 3. Then, the positioning
bars 51 of the anti-slipping rubber plates 5 are inserted into the
through holes 42 of the adhesive sheets 4 and the through holes 360
of the positioning blocks 36. It is to be noted that as the
blocking end 52 is formed conical, it can force the circumferential
conical wall 361 of the positioning block 36 to expand outward
while being inserted through the through hole 360 of the
positioning block 36. When the anti-slipping rubber plates 5 are
completely attached on the pedaling portions 32 of the decoration
3, their bottoms are glued with the upper glue layers 41 of the
adhesive sheets 4, with each of the blocking ends 52 extending out
of the through hole 360 of the positioning block 36 to be blocked
at the bottom of the circumferential tapered wall 361. So the
anti-slipping rubber plates 5 are stably fixed on the pedaling
portions 32 of the decoration 3. Finally, with the screws 62
inserted through the through holes 61 of the rack 6 to threadably
engage with the threaded holes 28 of the main plastic pedal 2, the
rack 6 is fixedly positioned at the bottom of the main plastic
pedal 2. Then, the assembly of the vehicle pedal is thus finished.
As described above, the anti-slipping rubber plates 5 are
positioned by not only being glued on the adhesive sheets 4, but
also being fastened by the positioning blocks 36, they are
absolutely not apt to be detached.
[0026] In using, when the vehicle pedal is installed at a car's
side, the anti-slipping rubber plates 5 can create sufficient
friction with shoes to assure anti-slipping performance. By means
of the rack 6, the strength of the main plastic pedal 2 can wholly
be stepped up. And, by virtue of the decoration 3, the whole
appearance of the vehicle pedal becomes more aesthetic.
[0027] While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been
described above, it will be recognized and understood that various
modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are
intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the
spirit and scope of the invention.
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